For many, Alan Ball was the unsung hero of England’s 1966 World Cup triumph. His death means English football has lost another of it’s iconic figures. GORDON BANKS Did not concede a goal until the semi-finals in 1966. Transferred by Leicester to Stoke after the triumph. Remembered for his miraculous save from Pele at the […]

Ball receives his MBE English football has lost one of its most iconic figures with the death of World Cup winner Alan Ball at the age of 61. The youngest member of Sir Alf Ramsey’s side on that famous day in 1966, Ball, who was awarded the MBE in 2000, embodied the the spirit and […]

Peter Crouch’srobot dance has been captured in a figure for Subbuteo. MB Games, maker of the table football game, hopes to release it in time for the World Cup. A spokesman said: ‘We’re working flat out to get the Crouchbop figure out.’ Meanwhile, it has emerged that 6ft 7in Crouch was nicknamed Rodney – after […]

Forty years after winning the World Cup, England’s 1966 heroes made an emotional return to Wembley Stadium. Seven of the original team, including Sir Bobby Charlton, Gordon Banks and Alan Ball, donned hard hats and highvisibility jackets to view progress on the new national stadium. They were accompanied by 11 of the West German team […]